pitcher most strikeouts by a rookie in 2026

Nolan McLean has fanned the most hitters by a rookie this season, with 168 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Nolan McLean N. McLean	168	2026	NYM	26	9	8	.529	26	3.21	0	0	0	148.2	112	53	64	15	58	15	0	0	618	2	10.17	3.51	2.90	0.91	27.2	9.4	1.14	.268	3.87	79	3.60	87	6.78	9
2	Parker Messick P. Messick	156	2026	CLE	26	10	8	.556	26	2.50	0	0	0	155.0	116	43	47	14	41	2	0	2	612	6	9.06	2.38	3.80	0.81	25.5	6.7	1.01	.256	2.73	60	3.07	75	6.74	17.7
3	Payton Tolle P. Tolle	141	2026	BOS	22	8	6	.571	22	3.09	0	0	0	125.1	101	43	47	14	35	3	0	1	505	2	10.13	2.51	4.03	1.01	27.9	6.9	1.09	.279	3.38	72	3.19	77	7.25	13.2
4	Foster Griffin F. Griffin	135	2026	TOT	26	15	4	.789	26	3.19	0	0	0	149.1	130	53	60	23	38	8	0	0	611	3	8.14	2.29	3.55	1.39	22.1	6.2	1.13	.263	3.62	76	4.19	99	7.83	0.8
5	Bubba Chandler B. Chandler	117	2026	PIT	26	6	9	.400	25	4.26	0	0	0	131.0	110	62	72	11	68	6	0	1	569	4	8.04	4.67	1.72	0.76	20.6	12.0	1.36	.270	4.95	99	4.08	97	7.56	1.6
6	Walbert Ureña W. Ureña	112	2026	LAA	24	8	9	.471	22	2.94	0	0	0	116.1	86	38	45	7	64	8	0	1	500	6	8.66	4.95	1.75	0.54	22.4	12.8	1.29	.256	3.48	72	3.79	93	6.65	3.9
7	Connor Prielipp C. Prielipp	106	2026	MIN	19	3	7	.300	19	5.55	0	0	0	99.0	99	61	69	13	39	5	0	0	430	1	9.64	3.55	2.72	1.18	24.7	9.1	1.39	.322	6.27	134	3.97	97	9.00	1.3
8	Shane Drohan S. Drohan	104	2026	MIL	26	6	5	.545	15	3.84	0	0	1	105.1	100	45	50	9	36	3	3	0	444	0	8.89	3.08	2.89	0.77	23.4	8.1	1.29	.312	4.27	94	3.32	80	8.54	9.6
9	Brandon Sproat B. Sproat	100	2026	MIL	21	3	7	.300	19	5.27	0	0	0	95.2	88	56	57	17	48	9	0	0	414	9	9.41	4.52	2.08	1.60	24.2	11.6	1.42	.296	5.36	129	5.08	123	8.28	-10.2
10	Gage Jump G. Jump	97	2026	ATH	17	6	8	.429	17	4.69	0	0	0	88.1	87	46	48	9	42	3	0	2	385	5	9.88	4.28	2.31	0.92	25.2	10.9	1.46	.333	4.89	105	3.73	86	8.86	5.8
11	Connelly Early C. Early	93	2026	BOS	17	7	5	.583	17	3.44	0	0	0	91.2	81	35	35	15	34	9	0	0	390	4	9.13	3.34	2.74	1.47	23.8	8.7	1.25	.276	3.44	80	4.58	111	7.95	-4.6
12	Trey Yesavage T. Yesavage	91	2026	TOR	18	5	5	.500	18	3.65	0	0	0	93.2	61	38	39	10	46	2	0	0	386	4	8.74	4.42	1.98	0.96	23.6	11.9	1.14	.215	3.75	89	4.06	97	5.86	1.2
13	Rhett Lowder R. Lowder	88	2026	CIN	24	6	8	.429	21	5.14	0	0	0	112.0	120	64	66	16	43	4	3	1	499	1	7.07	3.46	2.05	1.29	17.6	8.6	1.46	.299	5.30	121	4.62	106	9.64	-3.1
14	Logan Henderson L. Henderson	86	2026	MIL	14	9	2	.818	14	2.48	0	0	0	76.1	49	21	21	11	14	1	0	0	286	1	10.14	1.65	6.14	1.30	30.1	4.9	0.83	.218	2.48	61	3.29	79	5.78	7.3
15	Andrew Painter A. Painter	85	2026	PHI	20	3	8	.273	18	5.95	0	0	0	98.1	105	65	65	17	37	5	0	0	432	5	7.78	3.39	2.30	1.56	19.7	8.6	1.44	.306	5.95	139	4.88	113	9.61	-5.9
16	AJ Blubaugh	84	2026	HOU	51	4	2	.667	0	3.17	0	0	1	82.1	62	29	31	10	34	2	8	0	339	7	9.18	3.72	2.47	1.09	24.8	10.0	1.17	.249	3.39	77	3.93	96	6.78	1.5
17	Tatsuya Imai T. Imai	83	2026	HOU	18	6	4	.600	15	5.32	0	0	0	67.2	55	40	40	9	44	4	1	0	301	1	11.04	5.85	1.89	1.20	27.6	14.6	1.46	.286	5.32	130	4.48	109	7.32	-3
18	Andrew Alvarez A. Alvarez	80	2026	WSH	20	2	6	.250	12	3.72	0	0	1	84.2	76	35	35	5	38	3	2	0	359	5	8.50	4.04	2.11	0.53	22.3	10.6	1.35	.305	3.72	88	3.41	80	8.08	8
19	Robert Gasser R. Gasser	78	2026	MIL	16	4	5	.444	15	4.59	0	0	0	82.1	82	42	43	13	25	8	0	0	358	0	8.53	2.73	3.12	1.42	21.8	7.0	1.30	.295	4.70	112	4.44	107	8.96	-2.8
20	Didier Fuentes D. Fuentes	75	2026	ATL	48	5	1	.833	1	2.43	0	0	2	59.1	48	16	16	4	18	2	7	2	242	0	11.38	2.73	4.17	0.61	31.0	7.4	1.11	.308	2.43	58	2.43	59	7.28	11.1
21	Spencer Miles S. Miles	74	2026	TOR	41	5	2	.714	5	2.95	0	0	1	82.1	70	27	29	5	20	1	8	1	332	1	8.09	2.19	3.70	0.55	22.3	6.0	1.09	.280	3.17	72	2.83	68	7.65	12.2
22	Jake Bennett J. Bennett	67	2026	BOS	15	8	6	.571	15	3.49	0	0	0	87.2	76	34	35	7	18	3	0	2	352	2	6.88	1.85	3.72	0.72	19.0	5.1	1.07	.268	3.59	82	3.30	80	7.80	8.1
23	Bradgley Rodriguez B. Rodriguez	65	2026	SDP	55	3	2	.600	4	1.95	0	0	2	60.0	46	13	17	3	17	0	8	1	245	0	9.75	2.55	3.82	0.45	26.5	6.9	1.05	.269	2.55	49	2.41	58	6.90	11.8
24	Luinder Avila L. Avila	61	2026	KCR	21	5	4	.556	12	5.53	0	0	0	70.0	71	43	43	7	42	2	0	0	309	1	7.84	5.40	1.45	0.90	19.7	13.6	1.61	.325	5.53	129	4.52	108	9.13	-2.6
25	Noah Schultz N. Schultz	59	2026	CWS	15	3	9	.250	14	6.06	0	0	0	65.1	62	44	45	9	31	8	0	0	291	2	8.13	4.27	1.90	1.24	20.3	10.7	1.42	.288	6.20	146	4.85	116	8.54	-4.8

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Team Batting Leaders

21

Soto

RBI

66

Bichette

AVG

.283

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

9

McLean

168

McLean

ERA

3.21

McLean

Team Rankings

163

10th

553

24th

1,213

6th

ERA

4.10

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	HOU	@	NYM	3:10 PM
Mon 8/31	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM

Last Game

Astros

68 - 67

Final

Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

161

Lopez

154

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.557

García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,228.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-53

78-59

76-59

74-60

75-61

74-61

Worst Record ATS

51-84

54-81

56-79

58-77

61-74

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.5
Giants	55	80	.407	26.0
Rockies	52	83	.385	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Nolan McLean has fanned the most hitters by a rookie this season, with 168 strikeouts.

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37

36

102

99

97

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163

161

154

100

93

92

.435

.396

.393

.607

.557

.549

43

38

37

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

16

16

15

222

217

204

1.73

2.06

2.09

0.75

0.89

0.93

13.23

12.99

11.77

6.34

6.32

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22

25

28

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,228.2

1,875.1

1,785.3

1,565.6

1,425

1,338

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